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What is the Privacy Policy?

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Talking Minds and Wordspace are committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to this website as a whole (Talking Minds and Wordspace) and governs data collection and usage. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Talking Minds and Wordspace collect personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. This website also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your postal code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by this site. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Talking Minds and Wordspace for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of this site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Community, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Talking Minds and Wordspace do not read any of your private online communications.

Talking Minds and Wordspace encourage you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from here so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. This site is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on sites outside of the Talking Minds and Wordspace.

Use of your Personal Information

This website collects and uses your personal information to operate effectively and deliver the services that you have requested. Talking Minds and Wordspace may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Talking Minds and Wordspace do not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

This site does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Talking Minds and Wordspace keep track of the Web sites and pages site-users visit within this site in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to ensure delivery of service and content is effective and appropriate.

Talking Minds and Wordspace will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the genuine belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Talking Minds and Wordspace; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Talking Minds and Wordspace; and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Talking Minds and Wordspace, or the public.

Security of your Personal Information

Talking Minds and Wordspace secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. This website secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Changes to this Statement

This site will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Talking Minds and Wordspace encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how your information is being protected.

Contact Information

Talking Minds and Wordspace welcome your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that this site has not adhered to this statement, please contact talk [@] talkingminds.org.

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